Life of PiContent QuestionsPart 1: Toronto & Pondicherry - Chapters 1-361). Pondicherry was the birth place of Pi the protagonist of the story. It was during Pi's time in Pondicherry that he has suffered intensely and found comfort in religion and zoology; which proves to be the basis of the stories plot. With this in mind, he was raised in a time where there were many political problems arising which leads to Pi's family leaving the country to Canada. This town is an appropriate choice for Pi's upbringing as it is part of French India which contributes to his name, and way of life.

2). Early in the novel, we discover that the narrator majored in religious studies and zoology, with particular interests in a "sixteenth-century Kabbalist and the admirable three-toed sloth". In subsequent chapters, he explains the ways in which religions and zoos are both steeped in illusion. Having the reader know he has researched these areas allows us to understand the story from a factual point of view while he entices his audience with his story telling abilities, going back to the difference between the "dry yeastless factuality", to the "better story" where reason crosses with imagination.

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3). Early in the novel, we discover that the narrator majored in religious studies and zoology, with particular interests in a "sixteenth-century Kabbalist and the admirable three-toed sloth". In subsequent chapters, he explains the ways in which religions and zoos are both steeped in illusion. Having the reader know he has researched these areas allows us to understand the story from a factual point of view while he entices his audience with his story telling abilities, going back to the difference between the "dry yeastless factuality", to the "better story" where reason crosses with imagination.

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